Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
Process
I got an interview through a friend at the company. The interview was a technical phone screen with a senior engineer. It was my first real technical interview, and it was conducted over Microsoft Skype, which made the coding itself quite unpleasant.
Questions
Define some basic data structures.
Principles of OOP.
Converting numbers to the string of the words they represent (like, say, for a checkbook). e.g., 234501 -> "two hundred thirty-four thousand five hundred and one."
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 383 interview experiences for the Microsoft Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
Microsoft's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Microsoft's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Microsoft Work Experiences
- 5.0Good Practical WorkSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Former EmployeeBelgrade, Central Serbia, SerbiaOctober 20, 2022Pros: Working environment is perfect. People are friendly and ready to talk about work and hobbies in their free time. I have learned a lot during the internship, from practical coding skills to the theoretical background of distributed systems.Cons: No cons for me at this internship.
- 4.0Good Learning, Needed SupportSoftware Engineer (Internship) • Current EmployeeCairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptAugust 27, 2020Pros: Good salary and actual learning opportunityCons: Lack of documentation and need for more support.
- 1.0Good Work, Bad Management/paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeHyderābādMay 22, 2025Pros: Top-tier company with good work in pockets.Cons: Management and compensation numbers are bad if you stay for some time.
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